Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the largest U.S. chicken processor, said today that Pennsylvania is one of the states where its faces federal lawsuits seeking collective action for unpaid wages and overtime, the company said.
Two cases are pending before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Pittsburg, Texas company said in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. It denies wrongdoing.
In Pennsylvania, the company has a prepared food plant in Franconia and a fresh turkey processing plant in New Oxford, near York.
"Pilgrim's Pride strives to comply with all federal state and local laws,including those covering required compensation to our employees," said Ray Atkinson, a company spokesman. "In fact, we received a favorable decision relating to our pay practices in federal court and the decision was upheld on appeal." -- Jonathan Berr
